First edition. Jacket edge wear. 1982 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 144 pp. Canopus in Argos is a sequence of five science fiction novels by Nobel Prize in Literature-winner Doris Lessing which portray a number of societies at different stages of development, over a great period of time. The focus is on accelerated evolution being aided by advanced species for less advanced species and societies. The novels take place in the same future history, but do not relate a continuous storyline. Each book covers unrelated events, with the exception of Shikasta and The Sirian Experiments, which tell the story of accelerated evolution on Earth through the eyes of Canopeans and Sirians respectively. The Canopus in Argos series as a whole falls into categories of social or soft science fiction (space fiction in Lessing's own words) due to its focus on human characters and social-cultural issues, and its de-emphasis of the details of scientific technology. This set of writings represented a major shift of focus for Doris Lessing, influenced by spiritual and mystical themes in Sufism, in particular by Idries Shah. The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 and The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four and Five were adapted for the opera by composer Philip Glass with librettos written by Lessing. -- Wikipedia

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